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#31
I found them at Winco, which is a chain here in the west, mostly Idaho. I do make my own bread, cookies cake, etc, but with only 2 of us, it would take a while to use that much flour. I will grab some after thanksgiving if they're available. When you buy buckets or anything plastic to store food, make sure it is food grade. Much plastic is not, and can leach chemicals into food. Where can you find mylar bags?
#32
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Originally Posted by azsupergram
I doubt that any agency collecting food for the needy would use flour or other staples out of the original container. They would be concerned it was tampered with. If you want to buy and donate, I would suggest taking it in unopened and ask them to give the fabric back to you.
#36
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Location: Sparta, TN
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Originally Posted by cosyquilter
I was at my local grocer's today, picking up Thanksgiving and saw: FLOUR IN REAL FLOUR SACKS! Sweet florals just like the ones my mom bought in the fifties! About $3 more than the paper sacks. If I had a place to store 25 lbs, I might have bought a bag. Maybe after Christmas I'll indulge, just for the memory.
#37
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Benton, AR
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You can store in plastic bags in freezer or you could divide and share w/ friends or church food pantrys. Senior citizen centers have elderly that need assistance w/ food as they are on SS/SSI. Happy Thanksgiving!
#40
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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Originally Posted by ljsunflower
You store those types of things in buckets. You can find food grade buckets at restaurants, delis, bakeries, etc. Or you can buy the mylar bags & line the buckets with them. We've used the Homer buckets you get at Home Depot before. If you put your sack of flour or whatever down in your freezer for a day or two, it will kill whatever bugs or eggs happen to be there.